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Redemption is more than an event. It is the process that unveils who the father (God) has always been. It the process that reveals the real identity and the nature of the father the prophet could not clearly communicate but only God himself can unveil as Christ.

Hebrews 1:1-3 KJV

1 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?
33 Who shall lay anything to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth.
34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.
38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
39 Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Until Christ no one has seen God as the loving father.

John 1: 18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. (KJV)

John 6:46 Not that any man hath seen the Father, save he which is of God, he hath seen the Father. (KJV)

Until he died, resurrected even his disciples could not grasp the reality of God as the one that loves sinner to the point of dying for their sin. Until the Holy Spirit descended to abide in believer, the reality of the father loving us to make us sons by the indwelling of the Holy Ghost was not understood. The redemption has taken place, it is expected of us to see and present God in his real identity and nature as the loving father, the one that freely gives forgiveness of sin and sonship, the one that will not condemn, the one that will not withhold any goodness from man. Redemption is not outside the nature, it is the nature of the father in action.

Romans 8:30-39 (KJV)

30 Moreover whom he did predestinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified.

Is it right and godly to wish or pray for the destruction of your enemies?

Please let look at the Bible for answers.

There are many bible verses that provide precise answer to the questions.

In order to be brief here I will limit myself to one in particular.

Luke 9: 51-56 provides an account of the position of the Lord Jesus to the question.

It was recorded that the Lord Jesus wanted to pass through a village of Samaritans to Jerusalem but he and his disciples were not allowed to pass through the village by the dwellers. The chapter did not capture the reason why the village did not allow them to pass but every student of the Word will know Jews had nothing to do with Samaritans. The historical bad relationship between the two nations might be the reason but the Samaritans would have their reason(s) for denying the master to pass through their village.

In response to the denying, James and John , the sons of Zebedee who were disciples of Jesus told him “Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did”

What was the response of the master? “He turned, and rebuked them and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them”. The master corrected them with definite word by saying the approach had no connection to him (God) .

He continued further by saying the destruction of people was and forever contrary to his nature and mission on earth. “the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them”

The answer to the question “Is it right and godly to wish or pray for the destruction of your enemies?” It is not right, it is ungodly and contrary to the nature and mission of Christ. That Elijah or any one in the Old Testament did it does not mean it is right or approved by God. James and John rightfully referenced Elijah but the answer of the master was that the it was wrong to do that.

Brother and fellow believers in Christ Jesus, we have been redeemed from sins, we are now sons and daughters of God, the Holy Spirit of God dwells in us, the love of God has taken residence in our spirit, deep within us lies the ability of God to overcome evil with good, let respond to our new nature always. When we found ourselves in situations that warrants cursing or praying for the destruction of believers let switch on to our new nature of love. The pool of love in us is greater than every urge to destroy. “Destructive prayer” is ungodly. It has no basis in Christ. Any believer doing or promoting it is working contrary to his nature and the essence of Christ which is to save life.

Luke 9:51-56 KJV
51 And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem,
52 And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him.
53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem.
54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village

Our minds need to come to understanding of spiritual realities of resurrected Christ and by identification what took place once and for all in our spirits by believing the Gospel message of the salvation of Christ.

That was the reason Apostle Paul along with teaching of the spiritual realities of the new man in Christ did pray for the saints that they would increase in understanding (in their mind or heart) of resurrected Christ and by union what has taken place in their spirit. This is the real spiritual growth which enables believers to walk in consonant of the actual capacity of resurrected Christ and by union their spirit man.

Ephesians 1:15-20 KJV

15 Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints,
16 Cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:
18 The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,
19 And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
20 Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

It will positively impact your theology of God to know that in all generations of human being (from Adam), the Gospel has always been one which is the good news of God’s freely given provision of salvation from sins and offering of son-ship through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to everyone that believes. God has always planned that salvation would be made available and received by faith only in the perfect sacrifice of Jesus via the route of his death, burial, resurrection and glorification.

The same Gospel (then as promise of what would be made available since Christ has not actually died) was what was preached to Adam and recorded for our learning in figurative expression in the book of Moses.

In the Epistles we see it clearly that the Gospel has always been communicated to the earlier generations.

Hebrews 4:1-6 confirms this truth that Gospel of the promise of Christ(or provision for us now) was preached to earlier generations by pointing our attention to the new creation plan in the figuratively presented record of physical creation we have in Genesis.

In this Hebrews we see that what expected of them (like us now) was to believe in the good news of God’s plan of provision made available as plan even before the falling of Adam.

In the same Hebrews we saw the “Rest” in the true context of Salvation of God for man.

Hebrews 4:1-6 (KJV)

1 Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.
2 For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

This same gospel was preached to Abraham. Christ testified to this saying Abraham saw my days and rejoiced (John 8:56) Abraham heard that God is going to justify the ungodly by faith in what Jesus is going to do and believed. This result of his faith qualified or justified him for salvation to come.

Romans 4:1-5 (KJV)
1 What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?
2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.
3 For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.
4 Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.
5 But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness

The Love of God is the perfect revelation that our spirit (Believers only) has of all the father did as Christ to save and make us sons. The assurance of our redemption and all it means for Christ to die for our sins, resurrected for our justification, ascended to live in us as Holy Spirit is what the Bible called the Love of God.

Read through the Epistles you will see the Lord of God which always presented in past tense has to do with the revelation of what God did in Christ.

Our spirit has perfect understanding of it. Our minds need to know it by active reading, meditation of the Bible supported by prayer for understanding (as greatly taught by Apostle Paul)

God has loved everyone us the same way as shown by equal salvation right and privileges. That our experience differs does not mean one is loved better than another. We have a role to play in our experience but the Love of God is absolutely what the father did despite us for us equally.

Receive the knowledge of the Love which is the knowledge of Christ and control your feeling and reality.

You are equally loved in Christ.

Romans 5:5-9 KJV

5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.

7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die: yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die.

8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

9 Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

Romans 8: 35-39 KJV

35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.

37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.